The “Threat Hypothesis,” Personality, and Attitudes toward Diversity

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-52

  Strauss, Judy P ^a   Connerley, Mary L ^b   Ammermann, Peter A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

attitudes toward diversity; contextual performance; personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990330549     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886303039001002     Document Type: Article

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